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- 6: Working from home edition
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A transient chat about technology starting with AirTags, to Geoff's "monitor story", and team bonding from afar. (25:00~ if you want to skip the monitor story LOL)
- AirTags as parcel tracking
- Georgie’s headphones (Sonys)
- Geoff’s (preferred) 4K Monitor
- Krisp for removing background noise in calls
- Bose noise cancelling headphones (which may be better than the Sonys)
Team games:
- https://www.jackboxgames.com/games/
- https://garticphone.com
- https://www.haxball.com
- https://skribblio.co
- https://jackboxgames.fandom.com/wiki/Patently_Stupid
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48 min - 5: Bucket lists rock (or not)
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Another whirlwind chat spanning windy experiences, digging into opinions on bucket lists and rounding it off with rock associations.
Birth stones: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/07/02/birthstones-discover-birthstone-color-month/?sh=7149de891f06
Georgie names stuff:
- Shackleton: Silver 13” MacBook Pro 2015 (named after geologist Nicholas Shackleton)
- Kwolek: Space grey 15” MacBook Pro 2018 (named after Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar)
- Keldysh: Gold Apple Watch series 5 40mm, yep, the colour that doesn’t exist anymore
(named after Lyudmila Keldysh, Russian mathematician known for contributions to set theory and geometric topology) - Roebling: Blue iPhone 12 mini
(named after Emily Warren-Roebling, engineer known for her contributions to the Brooklyn Bridge in New York after her husband became ill and bedridden) - Previous AirPods named Meitner after Lise Meitner, contributed to the discover of nuclear fission but I didn’t bother naming my newest pair lol
Geoff names (Mostly black) stuff:
- Obsidian: Space Grey MacBook Air 2021
- Apollo: Black Magic Trackpad
- Moonstones: AirPods
- Fukuro: Space Grey iPhone Mini
- Carbon: Space Grey Apple Watch Series 4
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35 min - 4: Minimalism is killing the planet
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We go into our definition of minimalism, our attitude towards buying stuff as well as roasting what we believe to be misconceptions surrounding the popularised definition of Minimalism.
- Netflix, “Minimalism”
- A Small Wardrobe (YouTube channel)
- Financial minimalism (YouTube video)
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49 min - 3: Denim is cotton? What’s going on?
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We dive into a discussion about Georgie’s love/hate relationship with jeans, how lazy Geoff is when it comes to clothing choices, and shared experiences growing up with school uniforms.
- Cropped flared jeans https://www.neuwdenim.com/au/products/marilyn-crop-kick-zero-black
- Cropped flared jeans (Rollas) https://rollasjeans.com/au/products/eastcoast-crop-flare-galactic-black
- Georgie’s denim debacle spreadsheet (Georgie currently wears the Marilyn Skinny and the Lola Mom jeans from Neuw, which have been a bit friendlier on her thicc thighs)
- Traditional Japanese tattooing (YouTube video)
Geoff’s ultimate clothing combination:
- Uniqlo Black shirts
- Skinny Lin, Nudie jeans: https://www.nudiejeans.com
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45 min - 2: Food nostalgia
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We talk a little about lockdown blues before diving into a discussion about American food, cheap childhood eats, burgers, bagels, the unsatisfactory taste of Twinkies, and roast Geoff for his lack of appreciation for vegan food.
- Smoking Gun Bagels
- Georgie’s blog post about canteen/tuckshop lunches (2013)
- Georgie’s blog post about what her trypophobia feels like (2020)
- Benjaman Kyle story
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55 min - 1: Origin stories & Podcasts
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We explore a little bit about our childhood/background, what we do for a living and our current experiences in the podcast area and all the random topics between.
We're trying to keep these short for now, but do give us feedback on twitter @toastroastpod :)
Georgie’s reads/podcast:
- Blog: https://alifeofproductivity.com
- Podcast: https://alifeofproductivity.com/becomingbetter/
Geoff’s podcasts:
- “The anime podcast” — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcmxOGYGF51T1XsqQLewGtQ
- “The gaming nerdy podcast by 3 guys” — https://podbay.fm/p/triforce
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About Toast & Roast
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Join Geoff and Georgie as they rant through life’s greatest First World Problems, every Monday! We aim to entertain by being brutally honest and unfiltered, but at the same time being genuine and…
respectful. If you want to eavesdrop on two people “talking shit”, we are the podcast for you.